Patents by Inventor V. Robert Jackson

V. Robert Jackson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7986417
    Abstract: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device to a computer and orienting the laser projector relative to the surface to project a laser template. The apparatus includes a plurality of metrology transmitters at fixed locations, a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to the surface and a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to either the laser projector or laser targets within a field of view of the laser projector. A laser projector and frame assembly is also disclosed, wherein the metrology receivers are located on the frame and the frame includes laser targets for correcting laser drift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Metrology NV
    Inventors: Kurt D. Rueb, V. Robert Jackson, Jarrad V. Morden
  • Publication number: 20100277747
    Abstract: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device to a computer and orienting the laser projector relative to the surface to project a laser template. The apparatus includes a plurality of metrology transmitters at fixed locations, a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to the surface and a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to either the laser projector or laser targets within a field of view of the laser projector. A laser projector and frame assembly is also disclosed, wherein the metrology receivers are located on the frame and the frame includes laser targets for correcting laser drift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: METRIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Rueb, V. Robert Jackson, Jarrad V. Morden
  • Patent number: 7826069
    Abstract: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device to a computer and orienting the laser projector relative to the surface to project a laser template. The apparatus includes a plurality of metrology transmitters at fixed locations, a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to the surface and a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to either the laser projector or laser targets within a field of view of the laser projector. A laser projector and frame assembly is also disclosed, wherein the metrology receivers are located on the frame and the frame includes laser targets for correcting laser drift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Metris Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Rueb, V. Robert Jackson, Jarrad V. Morden
  • Publication number: 20090257069
    Abstract: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device to a computer and orienting the laser projector relative to the surface to project a laser template. The apparatus includes a plurality of metrology transmitters at fixed locations, a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to the surface and a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to either the laser projector or laser targets within a field of view of the laser projector. A laser projector and frame assembly is also disclosed, wherein the metrology receivers are located on the frame and the frame includes laser targets for correcting laser drift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: METRIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Rueb, V. Robert Jackson, Jarrad V. Morden
  • Patent number: 7545517
    Abstract: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device to a computer and orienting the laser projector relative to the surface to project a laser template. The apparatus includes a plurality of metrology transmitters at fixed locations, a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to the surface and a plurality of metrology receivers at fixed locations relative to either the laser projector or laser targets within a field of view of the laser projector. A laser projector and frame assembly is also disclosed, wherein the metrology receivers are located on the frame and the frame includes laser targets for correcting laser drift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Metris Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Rueb, V. Robert Jackson, Jarrad V. Morden